On 23 June 1993, Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband’s penis while he was asleep at their Virginia home.
The crime shocked America and made headlines around the world and was sensational fodder for the fledgling 24-hour news industry. But, as this excellent documentary shows, lost in all the lurid coverage was an opportunity for a serious debate about domestic violence in America.
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